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| EPA |
| EPA QA/G5 Guidance for QAPPs An EPA PDF document that provides guidance to EPA employees and other organizations involved in developing Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plans |
| EPA Test Methods for contaminant analysis An index by chemical name to EPA Test Methods (April 2003) |
| EPA NPDES Site Technical and regulatory information about the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System's stormwater program |
| Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV) An EPA program that develops testing protocols and verifies the performance of innovative technologies. |
| Evaluation of Emerging Stormwater Treatment Technologies Washington State Dept. of Ecology's web site lists technologies and their status of approval with the Dept. |
| International Stormwater Best Management Practices Database Stormwater BMP database developed by a team of stormwater experts associated with the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Provides access to BMP performance data in a standardized format for roughly 200 BMP studies conducted over the past fifteen years |
| MA Department of Environmental Protection |
| NSF International |
| NSF Verification Reports and Statements The National Sanitation Foundation, now called The Public Health and Safety Company™, is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that develops standards, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety. They partner with EPA to verify technologies. |
| Quality Assurance Project Plan to Evaluate the Performance of Selected Stormwater Technologies Example QAPP for Innovative Stormwater Technology Verification Study: Stormwater Quality Sampling and Analysis from StormTreat™, HIL Downstream Defender™ and Vortechs™ Systems. |
| Stormwater
Authority for Regulators Stormwater regulatory data. |
| Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) joint program between the University of Massachusetts (UMASS) and the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) to assist businesses with the development and promotion of innovative, technology-based solutions to environmental problems in the Commonwealth. |
| TARP: Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership formed by the states of California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to provide a uniform method for demonstrating the effectiveness of stormwater technologies and developing test quality assurance plans for certification or verification of performance claims. |
| Bio-Retention and Rain Gardens an online course by Bill Hunt, Extension Specialist at NCSU. |
| DEP – CZM
Stormwater Management Volume Two: Stormwater Technical Handbook 1997, PDF file, a guide to stormwater best management practices, from site planning to discussion of individual BMPs. |
| EPA Menu of BMPs EPA's Stormwater Phase II Menu of Best Management Practices. The menu is intended to provide guidance to regulated small MS4s as to the types of practices they could use to develop and implement their stormwater management programs |
| Evaluating Stormwater Technology Performance two Internet-based training modules, covering aspects of stormwater technology evaluation that are supported by the "TARP Protocol for Stormwater Best Management Practice Demonstrations." |
| Low Impact Development Applications for Water Resource Management a seminar on this innovative approach to stormwater management implemented by federal agencies, state and local governments for aquatic resource protection and regulatory compliance. LID is a site level stormwater management design approach with an objective of maintaining the hydrologic cycle or meeting targeted watershed objectives.
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| Permeable Pavement an online course by Bill Hunt, Extension Specialist at NCSU. |
| Review of BMPs for Urban Stormwater Treatment an online course by Bill Hunt, Extension Specialist at NCSU. |
| Stormwater Authority for Contractors Updated information on regulations, trends and events, and forums for experts across the stormwater industry to share information |
| Stormwater Treatment Book Biological, Chemical, and Engineering Principles; written by Gary Minton, Ph.D., P.E. in 2002, this book explains how stormwater treatment systems "work": the various physical, biological, and chemical processes that remove pollutants. |
| Stormwater Wetlands an online course by Bill Hunt, Extension Specialist at NCSU. |
| DEP – CZM Stormwater Management Volume Two: Stormwater Technical Handbook 1997, PDF file, a guide to stormwater best management practices, from site planning to discussion of individual BMPs. |
| Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development & Redevelopment EPA's site on catch basins and inserts |
Stormwater Authority for Site Owners |
| Stormwater Manager's Resource Center Technical assistance on stormwater management issues for stormwater practitioners and local government officials. |
| UNH Stormwater Center This center studies stormwater-related water quality and quantity issues. One unique feature is the field facility to evaluate and verify the performance of stormwater management devices and technologies. Fifteen different management systems are currently undergoing side-by-side comparison testing under strictly controlled conditions. 2005 Report: the Center has published its first year of field data. The 2005 Data Report evaluates the effectiveness of 12 stormwater treatments in protecting water quality and reducing runoff. |
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